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Flight crew of carj experience multiple power plant and APU fire indications. Shut down left engine, declare emergency and return to land at cvg. Fire warning system determined to be malfunctioning due to liquid spill on captain's pedestal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 626394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 625913 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Takeoff from cvg to ZZZ was normal. Through 6000 ft we received approximately 6 fire fail caution messages. They went away, and then we received a left engine fire message. We did the emergency checklist and shut down the left engine. Declared an emergency and proceeded back to cvg. We set up for a landing to runway 36R. On base to final we received a right engine fire message. Informed tower and emergency vehicles of the right engine. We elected to keep it running. Upon landing we received an APU fire message. The APU automatic shut down and blew the bottle. No visual fire indications noted by emergency vehicles. Taxied back to gate with no problems. It was an indication problem due to moisture in the area of the switches. Possible drink was spilled and shorted the circuits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF CARJ EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE PWR PLANT AND APU FIRE INDICATIONS. SHUT DOWN L ENG, DECLARE EMER AND RETURN TO LAND AT CVG. FIRE WARNING SYS DETERMINED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO LIQUID SPILL ON CAPT'S PEDESTAL.
Narrative: TKOF FROM CVG TO ZZZ WAS NORMAL. THROUGH 6000 FT WE RECEIVED APPROX 6 FIRE FAIL CAUTION MESSAGES. THEY WENT AWAY, AND THEN WE RECEIVED A L ENG FIRE MESSAGE. WE DID THE EMER CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE L ENG. DECLARED AN EMER AND PROCEEDED BACK TO CVG. WE SET UP FOR A LNDG TO RWY 36R. ON BASE TO FINAL WE RECEIVED A R ENG FIRE MESSAGE. INFORMED TWR AND EMER VEHICLES OF THE R ENG. WE ELECTED TO KEEP IT RUNNING. UPON LNDG WE RECEIVED AN APU FIRE MESSAGE. THE APU AUTO SHUT DOWN AND BLEW THE BOTTLE. NO VISUAL FIRE INDICATIONS NOTED BY EMER VEHICLES. TAXIED BACK TO GATE WITH NO PROBS. IT WAS AN INDICATION PROB DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE AREA OF THE SWITCHES. POSSIBLE DRINK WAS SPILLED AND SHORTED THE CIRCUITS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.